Two $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold On Long Island; $700 Million Jackpot For Wednesday: Patch PM

Share-worthy stories from the Long Island Patch network to talk about tonight:

Two $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold On Long Island; $700 Million Jackpot For Wednesday

See which lucky Long Island stores sold tickets worth $50,000 for Saturday's Powerball drawing as the jackpot climbs to historic levels.

Several New Shark Pups Tagged Off Long Island Coast

See where the sharks are right now in the waters off Long Island.

Top Executives At Long Island Mortgage Lender Charged In $8.9 Million Fraud: U.S. Attorney

The trio used the money to pay for personal expenses and to repay other fraudulently obtained loans, feds say.

Woman Tries To Steal Optimum Truck — With Worker Still Suspended In Bucket: Cops

You can't make this stuff up.

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